CN102006828A - Ultrasonograph - Google Patents

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CN102006828A
CN102006828A CN2009801077188A CN200980107718A CN102006828A CN 102006828 A CN102006828 A CN 102006828A CN 2009801077188 A CN2009801077188 A CN 2009801077188A CN 200980107718 A CN200980107718 A CN 200980107718A CN 102006828 A CN102006828 A CN 102006828A
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Abstract

Disclosed is a technology that prevents the display of a topographic ultrasound image from becoming dirty due to fingerprints and scratches when using a drag operation to change the content of the topographic ultrasound image displayed on a touch panel-equipped display. In this technology, the display screen is divided into an ultrasound image area (A1) that displays an ultrasound image (P), and an operating part display area (A2) that displays buttons (Fov, Pos, ROI, Dop) to select changes to be made to the ultrasound image (P), wherein: an operating part display area (A2) has a touch panel, and when the displayed buttons are touched selectively and dragged using a finger (F), the displayed image (P) of the ultrasound image area (A1) is changed on the apparatus side according to the selected changes and drag direction.

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Diagnostic ultrasound equipment
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of diagnostic ultrasound equipment with display device of band touch screen.
In addition, the present invention relates to a kind of diagnostic ultrasound equipment that can change the displaying contents that is presented at the ultrasonic tomogram image in the display device that has touch screen by drag operation.
In addition, the present invention relates to a kind of diagnostic ultrasound equipment that can change the displaying contents of moving of the cursor of mouse be presented in the display device that has touch screen and ultrasonic tomogram image by drag operation.
In addition, the present invention relates to a kind of diagnostic ultrasound equipment that can change the various image parameters of diagnostic ultrasound equipment shown in the display device that has touch screen.
Background technology
Put down in writing a kind of prior art in the following patent documentation 1 with diagnostic ultrasound equipment of the display device of being with touch screen.Figure 24 represents to change by drag operation the existing demonstration example of the displaying contents of ultrasonic tomogram image shown in the display device of band touch screen, and display frame is split into: ultrasonography zone A1 shows ultrasonography P therein; And functional unit viewing area A2, show the button (Gain of figure, Depth, Color, Dop, M) of the changed content be used to select ultrasonography P therein.In addition, the operator after optionally thereby one of shown a plurality of buttons have been selected the changed content of expectation among the A2 of touch operation parts viewing area, touch ultrasonography zone A1 with finger F and pull, display image P is changed with pulling direction corresponding to selected changed content.In addition, also can use other the method that pulls, for example measure from pulling the starting position to the distance (for example head diameter of fetus) that pulls the end position.
The existing diagnostic ultrasound equipment that can utilize input equipment to change the various image parameters of ultrasonic diagnosis image shown on the monitor has: monitor shows diagnostic image and setup parameter name and this pre-set parameter; And various input equipment, be used to change image parameter.Input equipment is the hard button (hard key) of trace ball, key switch, slide resistor, light-operated wheel (encoder knob) and so on normally, but in addition also can enumerate other modes, for example have and can be used for the mode (with reference to patent documentation 2) of multiduty touch screen, can import mode (with reference to patent documentation 3,4) with display image at grade thereby perhaps on monitor, have touch screen as pair screen.
Patent documentation 1: the spy opens 2003-169798 communique (paragraph 0042)
Patent documentation 2: the spy opens flat 10-248843 communique (Fig. 1)
Patent documentation 3: the spy opens 2002-336250 communique (Fig. 3)
Patent documentation 4: the spy opens 2006-26256 communique (Fig. 2)
But, in above-mentioned prior art shown in Figure 24, be to pull, therefore with the ultrasonography zone A1 that finger F touches display frame, can in the A1 of ultrasonography zone, stay fingerprint FP or scar D and dirty, thereby exist the problem points that ultrasonography P becomes and is difficult to see clearly.
Summary of the invention
The present invention has used for reference above-mentioned prior art problems point, purpose provides a kind of like this diagnostic ultrasound equipment, it is under the situation of the displaying contents that can change ultrasonic tomogram image shown in the display device of being with touch screen by drag operation, can prevent to stay fingerprint or scar and the display of making dirty, and then make the ultrasonic tomogram clear picture as seen in the display part of ultrasonic tomogram image.
In addition, having the problem that exists in the existing diagnostic ultrasound equipment of touch screen in input equipment is: thereby when when the finger that slides in the input area of horizontal or vertical direction configuration is imported intuitively, be difficult to carry out the straight line input, and input area also is the part of picture, thereby is difficult to operation.In addition, having the problem that exists in the existing diagnostic ultrasound equipment of aforesaid hard button in input equipment is: particularly when using the high trace ball of operation degree of freedom to carry out the rolling of horizontal or vertical direction, be difficult to keep the speed expected, and be difficult to control position etc.In addition, once-through operation must be rotated ball several times, also exists unhandy problem.
The present invention proposes in order to solve existing problem, its objective is provides a kind of like this diagnostic ultrasound equipment, it can will use as touch pad (touch pad) with the zone of monitor frame adjacency in the touch screen, depict this zone along the horizontal or vertical direction of monitor frame and import with finger or instrument, the operating efficiency in the time of can improving various image parameters and adjust.
Diagnostic ultrasound equipment of the present invention adopts the structure that has with lower member to achieve these goals, that is: ultrasonic signal sends acceptance division, and it sends and received ultrasonic signal via ultrasound probe; Image processing part, it is transformed to ultrasonography with the ultrasonic signal that described ultrasonic signal transmission acceptance division receives; Display device, it shows the ultrasonography that is obtained by described image processing part conversion in the 1st viewing area, in the 2nd viewing area, show the action button of the displaying contents be used for changing the ultrasonography that described the 1st viewing area shows, and on described the 2nd viewing area, have touch screen at least; And indicative control unit, its action button that in described the 2nd viewing area, shows be touched and on the described touch screen by under the situation about pulling, the rule of setting separately based on described action button changes the displaying contents of the ultrasonography that shows in described the 1st viewing area.
In addition, diagnostic ultrasound equipment of the present invention adopts the structure that has with lower member to achieve these goals, that is: ultrasonic signal sends acceptance division, is used for sending and received ultrasonic signal via ultrasound probe; Image processing part is used for the ultrasonic signal that described ultrasonic signal transmission acceptance division receives is transformed to ultrasonography; Display device, it shows the ultrasonography that is obtained by described image processing part conversion in the 1st viewing area, and in the 2nd viewing area, show: be used for indicating icon that the displaying contents of the ultrasonography that described the 1st viewing area is shown changes and the district that pulls that is used for changing its change direction, and on described the 2nd viewing area, have touch screen at least by drag operation; And indicative control unit, it is under the situation that described icon is touched, pull under the situation about pulling in the district described thereby this icon is shown to the described district that pulls, change the ultrasonography that shows in described the 1st viewing area according to indication of the changed content of described icon and the described direction that pulls that pulls the district.
Utilize this structure, the 1st viewing area that shows ultrasonography is not pulled, but the 2nd viewing area that shows action button is pulled, therefore, can prevent to stay fingerprint or scar and the display of making dirty, and then make the ultrasonic tomogram clear picture as seen in the display part of ultrasonic tomogram image.
In addition, described indicative control unit has adopted following structure: with described pull in the district as pull the starting position, with the described touch screen that pulls outside distinguishing on as pulling under the situation that end position pulled, still make drag operation effective.
In addition, described indicative control unit has adopted following structure: beginning the process that described touch screen pulls from described action button or the described position that pulls in the district, under the situation that other action buttons are touched, make the touch operation of described other action buttons invalid.
In addition, described indicative control unit has adopted following structure: under the situation that the described drag operation in the invalid back of the touch operation that makes described other action buttons finishes, the described touch operation that has been changed to invalid described other action buttons is become effectively.
Utilize this structure, can guarantee to be used to change the action button or the described degree of freedom that pulls the allocation position of district and action button in addition of the displaying contents of ultrasonography.
In addition, described indicative control unit has adopted following structure: from described pull begin in the district to pull after, under the situation that continues to stop to pull at the described edge that pulls the district, continue moving cursor.
In addition, described indicative control unit has adopted following structure: utilization is depicted the described inner drag operation in district that pulls with finger moves cursor.
In addition, under the situation about being touched in described the 1st viewing area, described indicative control unit shows in described display frame and does not allow to touch the alert message of described the 1st viewing area or make the flicker of described the 2nd viewing area or produce brightness flop, and the operator is given a warning.
In addition, also have arithmetic element, be used for calculating the distance of the described ultrasonography between the Origin And Destination of the cursor of mouse that described drag operation process moves; Described indicative control unit arrives the described the 1st or the 2nd viewing area with the distance display of the described ultrasonography of described arithmetic element computing.
In addition, described indicative control unit is at described finger-image and the described icon that demonstrates in the district as the drag operation guide that pull.
In addition, described display device has outer frame at display frame periphery position, and described the 2nd viewing area has the standalone feature zone, at setting each limit function independently separately with the adjacent part of the inboard adjacency of described outer frame.
Utilize this structure, the operator utilizes each limit of the outer frame of monitor, can easily improve the operating efficiency when the various image parameters of diagnostic ultrasound equipment are adjusted.
In addition, diagnostic ultrasound equipment of the present invention has control part, and this control part can detect the coordinate position of operator's indication point on the described touch screen in the described standalone feature zone, the translational speed or the acceleration of indication point, and output signal.
Utilize this structure,, can stably import, can improve operating efficiency with multiple modes of operation depicting when the touch screen zone of monitor frame is imported with finger or instrument.
Diagnostic ultrasound equipment of the present invention also has: can change the parameter control portion that represents with successive value, centrifugal pump or binary value by the operation in described standalone feature zone.
Utilize this structure, can have the image parameter of diversified character by the standalone feature area change.
Diagnostic ultrasound equipment of the present invention also has: the described indication point that can detect described standalone feature zone during with respect to the relative position of the length of described outer frame or absolute position or mobile indication point absolute amount of movement or the control part of relative quantity.
Utilize this structure, can make the control method of image parameter in the standalone feature zone become diversified, the method that the character of employing and each parameter adapts is regulated.
Diagnostic ultrasound equipment of the present invention also has control part, and this control part can change the function of distributing respectively individually or uniformly at each limit of described outer frame in described standalone feature zone.
Utilize this structure, can change the function of distributing in the standalone feature zone at an easy rate, and can utilize this zone to carry out multiple parameter modification operation.
And then diagnostic ultrasound equipment of the present invention can show below information respectively in described standalone feature zone, and this information is the information of distributing to respectively with the function in the described standalone feature zone of each limit adjacency of described outer frame.
Utilize this structure, user can easily be confirmed the function of being distributed along on the touch screen zone of each monitor frame.
According to the present invention, under the situation of the displaying contents that can change ultrasonic tomogram image shown in the display device of being with touch screen by drag operation, can prevent to stay fingerprint or scar and the display of making dirty, thereby make the ultrasonic tomogram clear picture as seen in the display part of ultrasonic tomogram image.
In addition, the present invention can provide a kind of like this diagnostic ultrasound equipment, it can will use as the touch pad that can set standalone feature with the touch screen zone of the outer frame adjacency of monitor, depict this zone as input medium along the outer frame of monitor with finger or instrument, thereby obtain following effect: can easily regulate input speed and input position, and import by multiple operational approach intuitively.
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Fig. 1 is the key diagram of demonstration example of the 1st embodiment of expression diagnostic ultrasound equipment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is that another of the 1st embodiment of expression diagnostic ultrasound equipment of the present invention shows the key diagram of example.
Fig. 3 is that another of the 1st embodiment of expression diagnostic ultrasound equipment of the present invention shows the key diagram of example.
Fig. 4 is that another of the 1st embodiment of expression diagnostic ultrasound equipment of the present invention shows the key diagram of example.
Fig. 5 is the block diagram of structure of the 1st embodiment of expression diagnostic ultrasound equipment of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is the flow chart of action that is used to illustrate the 1st embodiment of diagnostic ultrasound equipment of the present invention.
Fig. 7 is the key diagram of demonstration example of the 2nd embodiment of expression diagnostic ultrasound equipment of the present invention.
Fig. 8 A is the 1st key diagram of state transition of demonstration example of the 2nd embodiment of expression diagnostic ultrasound equipment of the present invention.
Fig. 8 B is the 2nd key diagram of state transition of demonstration example of the 2nd embodiment of expression diagnostic ultrasound equipment of the present invention.
Fig. 8 C is the 3rd key diagram of state transition of demonstration example of the 2nd embodiment of expression diagnostic ultrasound equipment of the present invention.
Fig. 8 D is the 4th key diagram of state transition of demonstration example of the 2nd embodiment of expression diagnostic ultrasound equipment of the present invention.
Fig. 9 is the block diagram of structure of the 2nd embodiment of expression diagnostic ultrasound equipment of the present invention.
Figure 10 is the key diagram of demonstration example of the 3rd embodiment of expression diagnostic ultrasound equipment of the present invention.
Figure 11 is the key diagram of demonstration example in the touch pad district of expression Figure 10.
Figure 12 is the block diagram of structure of the 3rd embodiment of expression diagnostic ultrasound equipment of the present invention.
Figure 13 is the flow chart of an example of processing that is used to illustrate the diagnostic ultrasound equipment of Figure 12.
Figure 14 is the key diagram of another drag operation in the touch pad district of expression Figure 10.
Figure 15 is the key diagram of another drag operation in the touch pad district of expression Figure 10.
Figure 16 is the integrally-built block diagram of the diagnostic ultrasound equipment in expression the 4th embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 17 is the block diagram of the integrally-built variation of the diagnostic ultrasound equipment in expression the 4th embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 18 is the integrally-built block diagram of the diagnostic ultrasound equipment in expression the 4th embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 19 realizes the 4th embodiment of the present invention, and utilizes the key diagram that carries out the parameter setting operation with the touch screen zone of monitor frame adjacency with the CINE reproduction mode.
Figure 20 is the key diagram (utilizing touch screen to express the situation of position) of an example when carrying out the CINE reproduction in Figure 19.
Figure 21 is the key diagram (utilizing touch screen to express the situation of speed) of an example when carrying out the CINE reproduction in Figure 19.
Figure 22 realizes the 4th embodiment of the present invention, and utilizes the key diagram that carries out the parameter setting operation with the touch screen zone of monitor frame adjacency with the Doppler pattern.
Figure 23 realizes the 4th embodiment of the present invention, and utilizes the key diagram that carries out the parameter setting operation with the touch screen zone of monitor frame adjacency with the Color pattern.
Figure 24 is the key diagram of the demonstration example of the existing diagnostic ultrasound equipment of expression.
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Embodiments of the present invention are described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
<the 1 embodiment 〉
Fig. 1 is the key diagram of demonstration example of the 1st embodiment of expression diagnostic ultrasound equipment of the present invention.Display frame shown in Figure 1 is split into: ultrasonography zone A1 similarly shows ultrasonography P therein with prior art; And functional unit viewing area A2, the displaying contents change button (for example Fov of figure, Pos, ROI, Dop) (the following button that sometimes also only is shown as) that shows the changed content be used for selecting ultrasonography P therein, but following some is different with prior art.
At first, ultrasonography zone A1 only shows ultrasonography P, even in order to realize image changing related to the present invention it is touched, ultrasonography P does not change yet.In addition, ultrasonography zone A1 also can not comprise touch screen, but in order to realize that other purposes also can have touch screen.And then, functional unit viewing area A2 has touch screen, pull if optionally touch shown displaying contents change button (Fov among the figure, Pos, ROI, Dop), will the display image P of ultrasonography zone A1 be changed corresponding to selecteed changed content at device side so with finger F.But, another button b is touched in the process even pull at this, and it is invalid also this touch operation can be changed at device side.Therefore, can prevent to stay fingerprint or scar and the display of making dirty at ultrasonography zone A1, and then, make the ultrasonic tomogram clear picture as seen.
Here, the example to the button of the display image P that is used to change ultrasonography zone A1 among Fig. 1 describes.
(1) Fov (Field of View: the angle of visual field): the angle of the one-dimensional scanning direction of the display image P of change ultrasonography zone A1.
(2) Pos (Position: the position): the position of the one-dimensional scanning direction of the display image P of change ultrasonography zone A1.
(3) ROI (Region ofInterest: area-of-interest): the size or the position of the two-dimensional directional of the display image P of change ultrasonography zone A1, perhaps Show Color.
(4) Dop (Doppler: Doppler): the position of Doppler's sampling gate of the display image P of mobile ultrasonography zone A1.
Fig. 1 is illustrated in the action under the situation of position of Doppler's sampling gate G of display image P of the ultrasonography zone A1 that moves in above-mentioned (4), expression be that Dop button shown among the A2 of functional unit viewing area is touched and to the right-hand situation that pulls.Here, the Dop button has been preestablished action rules, promptly in the position of understanding mobile Doppler's sampling gate G on this direction under the situation about it being pulled along left and right directions, therefore, based on this rule, in the position of device side Doppler's sampling gate G of the display image P of mobile ultrasonography zone A1 corresponding to pulling direction.In addition, pull at this and can touch button b in process, but that the touch operation of button b is changed to is invalid with other functions.Therefore, can begin to pull top from the position of Dop button through button b.And then when pulling at this that touch screen no longer is touched in process, the operation that just is judged as the Dop button finishes, and the touch operation of invalid button b is changed to effectively.In addition, can be the alter operation rule that target image is moved up and down, picture traverse or integral image are amplified or dwindle etc. at the rule of each button settings.
Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 represent other demonstration examples of the button among the A2 of functional unit viewing area.Action during the position of the display image P that Fig. 2 is illustrated in the ultrasonography zone A1 that changes in above-mentioned (2) on the one-dimensional scanning direction, shown POS button is touched when also along continuous straight runs pulls among the A2 of functional unit viewing area, makes the position of the display image P of ultrasonography zone A1 move to position shown in the solid line corresponding to pulling direction from position shown in the dotted line at device side.Action during the angle of the display image P that Fig. 3 is illustrated in the ultrasonography zone A1 that changes in above-mentioned (1) on the one-dimensional scanning direction, shown FOV button is touched when also along continuous straight runs pulls among the A2 of functional unit viewing area, pull to the right and be defined as " angle expansion ", pull and be defined as " angle is dwindled " left, the angle (segmental angular aperture) of the display image P of ultrasonography zone A1 is changed corresponding to pulling direction at device side.Pull left in Fig. 3, therefore, display image P becomes the fan-shaped of the angular aperture shown in the solid line little (amplitude is narrow) from the angular aperture shown in the dotted line big (amplitude broad) fan-shaped.Here, POS button and FOV button pull the horizontal direction that direction only limits to the display image of ultrasonography zone A1, therefore,, arrange in the lower end edge horizontal direction of picture as an example.
Fig. 4 represents another demonstration example of the button among the A2 of functional unit viewing area, wherein be provided with: Focus button, the Depth button of the degree of depth of display image P that is used to change ultrasonography zone A1 and the Zoom button that is used for the display image P of convergent-divergent ultrasonography zone A1 of focal position that is used to change the display image P of ultrasonography zone A1, in addition, these buttons pull the vertical direction that direction only limits to the display image of ultrasonography zone A1, therefore, as an example, vertically arrange at the right-hand member of picture.The allocation position of these buttons is the ultrasonography of the setting of configuration button zone A 1 not normally, and expression is to judge the zone that does not show ultrasonography P here, the state that utilizes dedicated button to switch.(this right side of display device also can be fixed as the functional unit viewing area at the very start.) as shown in Figure 4, when the Focus button is touched and vertically pull, change focal position and the mobile focusing mark of display image P corresponding to pulling direction at device side.
Fig. 5 is the block diagram of the structure of the expression diagnostic ultrasound equipment of carrying out above-mentioned demonstration control.At first, the display device of band touch screen is made of display device 4 and touch screen 5.The ultrasonic emitting of 2 pairs of ultrasound probes 1 of ultrasound wave control part and the reception of its reflected signal are controlled.3 pairs of reflected signals that receive of display control unit are handled, and it is carried out as Fig. 1~demonstration control shown in Figure 4, and ultrasonography is shown to the regional A1 of ultrasonography of display device 4, and various action buttons are shown to functional unit viewing area A2.The touch location of input control part 6 senses touch screen 5, ultrasound wave control part 2 is carried out control according to the touch location of input control part 6 detected touch screens 5, changes the image of the ultrasonography zone A1 of display device 4.
Fig. 6 is the flow chart that is used to illustrate above-mentioned demonstration control.At first, carry out to touch to detect and handle (step S1),, then return step S1, on the other hand,, then advance to step S3 from step S2 if be touched from step S2 if be not touched.Detect this touch location at step S3, then, check whether this detected touch location is to pull zone (step S4).Then, if can pull the zone, forbid that then (step 5), then, the displaying contents of selecting to touch in order to operate changes the changed content (step S6) of button for touch screen operation except that displaying contents change button.
Then, at first start touch measuring ability (step S7),, then advance to step S9 from step S8 if be touched in order to monitor touch condition.At step S9, detect the displacement of touch location, then,, then advance to step S11 from step S10 if having mobilely, change the value (show state change) that shows change according to displacement, then return step S7.In step S10,, then return step S7 if do not move.In addition, in step S8, if be not touched, then elimination shows change (step S12), and then the touch screen operation (step S13) of permission except demonstration change button then returns step S1.In addition, in step S4,, then carry out to touch to detect and handle (step S14),, then return step S1, on the other hand,, then advance to step S14 from step S15 if be touched from step S15 if be not touched if not pulling the zone.In addition, be not limited to the opportunity of aforesaid change show state carry out in real time, also can move and finish back change show state at touch location along with moving of touch location.
<the 2 embodiment 〉
Fig. 7 is the key diagram of demonstration example of the 2nd embodiment of expression diagnostic ultrasound equipment of the present invention.Display frame shown in Figure 7 is split into: ultrasonography zone A1 similarly shows ultrasonography P therein with prior art; And functional unit viewing area A2, the changed content that is used to indicate ultrasonography P, but following some is different with prior art.
At first, the 1st viewing area of the present invention, promptly ultrasonography zone A1 only shows ultrasonography P, even in order to realize image changing related to the present invention it is touched, ultrasonography P does not change yet.In addition, ultrasonography zone A1 also can not comprise touch screen, but in order to realize that other purposes also can have touch screen.And then, the 2nd viewing area, be that functional unit viewing area A2 has touch screen, wherein demonstrate: be used to select ultrasonography P changed content the touch pad implemented ruling (arbitration) icon A21 and have icon and show/pull that district A221 and SET button A222 are the touch pad district A22 of NEXT button A223.The icon A21 that can implement the touch pad ruling is made of icon 100,101,102,103,104,105, icon 100 has replaced trace ball, be used for the rolling mouse cursor, the a plurality of image changing contents of each icon 101,102,103,104,105 expression, after having selected some icons by touch operation, show/pull the icon that will demonstrate selected changed content among the district A221 at the icon of touch pad district A22.Thus, icon shows/pulls that the A221 current function that is endowed in district becomes explicit, has improved operator's visuognosis degree.Then, when icon shows/pulls district A221 when being pulled, at device side according to the indication of selected changed content and pull the display image P that direction changes ultrasonography zone A1.Therefore, can prevent to stay fingerprint or scar and the display of making dirty at ultrasonography zone A1, and then, make the ultrasonic tomogram clear picture as seen.
Here, the example to the changed content of the display image P of ultrasonography zone A1 describes.
(1) Fov (Field of View: the angle of visual field): the angle of the one-dimensional scanning direction of the display image P of change ultrasonography zone A1.
(2) Pos (Position: the position): the position of the one-dimensional scanning direction of the display image P of change ultrasonography zone A1.
(3) ROI (Region of Interest: area-of-interest): size or the position or the Show Color of the two-dimensional directional of the display image P of change ultrasonography zone A1.
(4) Dop (Doppler: Doppler): the position of Doppler's sampling gate of the display image P of mobile ultrasonography zone A1.
Icon A21 to the touch pad implemented ruling shown in Figure 7 carries out simple declaration.Icon 101 is the ROI size icons that are used to change the size (ROI size) of display image P on two-dimensional directional of ultrasonography zone A1, and icon 102 is the ROI pos icons that are used to change the position (ROI position) of display image P on two-dimensional directional of ultrasonography zone A1.In addition, icon 103 is the POS icons that are used to change the position of display image P on the one-dimensional scanning direction of ultrasonography zone A1, and icon 104 is the Fov icons that are used to change the angle of display image P on the one-dimensional scanning direction of ultrasonography zone A1.In addition, icon 105 is the Dop icons of Doppler's sampling gate that are used to change the display image P of ultrasonography zone A1.
Fig. 8 A~Fig. 8 D is illustrated in the action under the situation of position of Doppler's sampling gate G of display image P of the ultrasonography zone A1 that moves in above-mentioned (4).At first, thereby not being endowed function as yet in icon shown in Fig. 8 A shows/pull district A221 does not show under the state of any content, in case can implement the interior Dop icon 105 of icon A21 of touch pad ruling is touched, shown in Fig. 8 B, icon shows/pulls the district will demonstrate in the A221 image identical with the Dop icon that is touched 105 and as the finger-image of drag operation guide.Then, shown in Fig. 8 C, Fig. 8 D, when pulling icon with finger F and show/pull district A221, the position of Doppler's sampling gate G of the display image P of mobile ultrasonography zone A1 just at device side corresponding to pulling direction.
Fig. 9 is the block diagram of the structure of the expression diagnostic ultrasound equipment of carrying out above-mentioned demonstration control.At first, the display device of band touch screen is made of display device 54 and touch screen 55.Ultrasonic signal sends the ultrasonic emitting of 52 pairs of ultrasound probes 51 of acceptance division and the reception of its reflected signal is controlled, 53 pairs of reflected signals that receive of signal processing part are handled, it carries out the demonstration control shown in Fig. 7, Fig. 8 A~Fig. 8 D, ultrasonography P is shown to the ultrasonography zone A1 of display device 54, and various action buttons are shown to functional unit viewing area A2.Control part 510 has input information control part 511 and function is distributed control part 512 and picture display control unit 513.The user operation information (incident) that input information control part 511 receives from touch screen 55 and guidance panel 56 is carried out respective handling.Function distributes control part 512 to be exclusively used in to judge on the touch pad district A22 to have distributed which kind of function, and picture display control unit 513 is exclusively used in to carry out and shows control, and the icon of touch pad district A22 is shown/pull that the icon that shows among the district A221 switches.In addition, control part 510 is carried out control, is used for showing/pulling according to icon the image that direction changes the ultrasonography zone A1 of display device 54 that pulls of district A221.
In addition, the imagination operator may touch ultrasonography zone A1 because of maloperation, if ultrasonography zone A1 is touched, shows in display frame that then " ultrasonography zone A1 does not allow to touch.Please operate by functional unit viewing area A2." wait alert message or make functional unit viewing area A2 flicker or the generation brightness flop; the operator is given a warning; to arouse attention; can further prevent from thus to stay fingerprint or scar and the display of making dirty, and then make the ultrasonic tomogram clear picture as seen in the display area of ultrasonic tomogram image.In addition, also can be at when beginning operation input operation person's identifying information, repeatedly touched in specified time limit as same operator under the situation of ultrasonography zone A1 because of maloperation, further improve warning level (variable quantity of flicker frequency, brightness flop), further arouse attention thus.
<the 3 embodiment 〉
Figure 10 is the key diagram of demonstration example of the 3rd embodiment of expression diagnostic ultrasound equipment of the present invention.Display frame shown in Figure 10 is split into: ultrasonography zone A1 similarly shows ultrasonography P therein with prior art; And functional unit viewing area A2, be used to carry out the drag operation of ultrasonography P.At first, the 1st viewing area of the present invention, promptly ultrasonography zone A1 only shows ultrasonography P and cursor C, even be touched, cursor C can not move yet.In addition, ultrasonography zone A1 also can not comprise touch screen, but in order to realize that other purposes also can have touch screen.
And then, the 2nd viewing area, be that functional unit viewing area A2 has touch screen, demonstrate on it: the district that pulls that is used for moving cursor C, be touch pad district 1100, beginning (Start) button 1101, the button 1104 that setting (Set) button 1102, next (Next) button 1103 and other patterns are used etc.In addition, when pulling touch pad district 1100 with finger F, at device side corresponding to pulling direction and pulling (the C1 among the figure → C2) apart from moving cursor C.Therefore, can prevent to stay fingerprint or scar and the display of making dirty, and then make ultrasonography P high-visible at ultrasonography zone A1.
In addition, as shown in figure 11, pulling the district, promptly touch pad district 1100 demonstrates finger-image 1100a, can remind user not pull ultrasonography P thus.In addition, the imagination operator may touch ultrasonography zone A1 because of maloperation, if ultrasonography zone A1 is touched, shows in display frame that then " ultrasonography zone A1 does not allow to touch.Please operate by functional unit viewing area A2." wait alert message or make functional unit viewing area A2 flicker or the generation brightness flop; the operator is given a warning; arouse attention; can further prevent from thus to stay fingerprint or scar and the display of making dirty, and then make the ultrasonic tomogram clear picture as seen in the display part of ultrasonic tomogram image.In addition, also can be when drag operation begins input operation person's identifying information, repeatedly touched in specified time limit as same operator under the situation of ultrasonography zone A1 because of maloperation, further improve warning level (variable quantity of flicker frequency, brightness flop), further arouse attention thus.
Here, drag operation is not only effective in touch pad district 1100, and as shown in figure 10, also effective outside touch pad district 1100.At this moment, under the situation that touches the button 1104 that other patterns use in the process that pulls in 1100 outsides, touch pad district, make the touch operation of the button 1104 that other patterns use invalid, and make drag operation effective.After drag operation finishes, the touch operation that is changed to the button 1104 that other invalid patterns use is become effectively.
The moving of the cursor C that shows in the A1 of ultrasonography zone sometimes is used to the diameter that shows the fetus image and measure fetus head in the A1 of ultrasonography zone, in this case, user utilizes cursor C to specify the two ends (starting point and terminal point) of the head of fetus image.After having specified the two ends of head, based on the relation of fetus image size, measure the two ends of head, as 1105 (XXXXmm) of Figure 10, show.
Figure 12 is the block diagram of the structure of the expression diagnostic ultrasound equipment of carrying out said determination control.At first, the display device of band touch screen is made of display device 54 and touch screen 55.Ultrasonic signal sends the ultrasonic emitting of 52 pairs of ultrasound probes 51 of acceptance division and the reception of its reflected signal is controlled, 53 pairs of reflected signals that receive of signal processing part are handled, it carries out demonstration control as shown in figure 10, ultrasonography P is shown to the ultrasonography zone A1 of display device 54, and various action buttons is shown to functional unit viewing area A2 based on the control of picture display control unit 513.Control part 510a has input information control part 511, operational part 512a and picture display control unit 513.The user operation information (incident) that input information control part 511 receives from touch screen 55 and guidance panel 56 is carried out respective handling.Operational part 512a is behind the two ends of the head of having been specified the fetus image by cursor C, and based on measuring the two ends of head with the relation of fetus image size, and indication picture display control unit 513 demonstrates measurement result.
Figure 13 is the flow chart that is used to illustrate the processing of the operational part 512a that carries out said determination control.Processing shown in Figure 13 starts after beginning (Start) button 1101 is touched, (Set) button 1102 (ON) (step S21) that whether be touched at first check to be set, in case be touched (ON), just the current location with cursor C stores (step S22) as starting point.Then, (Set) button 1102 (ON) (step S23) that whether be touched similarly check to be set, in case be touched (ON), just the current location with cursor C stores (step S24) as terminal point, then measures the distance (step S25) between the Origin And Destination of ultrasonography P.In addition, check next (Next) button 1103 (ON) (step S26) that whether be touched,, thereby can carry out the range measurement at other positions in case be touched (ON) just returns step S21.
Other examples of drag operation, finger F as shown in figure 14 is such, under the situation that continues to stop to pull at the edge in touch pad district 1100 as pulling the starting position in touch pad district 1100, also can continue moving cursor.In addition, as shown in figure 15, also can in touch pad district 1100, repeatedly depict with finger F (Figure 14) along equidirectional.
<the 4 embodiment 〉
Diagnostic ultrasound equipment at the 4th embodiment of the present invention shown in Figure 16, Figure 17, Figure 18.In Figure 16, diagnostic ultrasound equipment summary of the present invention has: ultrasonic signal sends acceptance division 201, and it uses ultrasound probe (not shown) to send ultrasonic signal to subject (not shown), and receives the reflected signal from subject; Image processing part 202, it is according to received signal or require the operation signal of change image parameter to carry out Flame Image Process, to generate the ultrasonic diagnosis image; Display monitor 210 is used to show the ultrasonic diagnosis image that is generated; Touch screen 211, it is superimposed upon on the display monitor 210; With controll block 203, it is controlled the demonstration that the data between each handling part send reception and display monitor 210.Subsidiary on the display monitor 210 have a housing 2101, and touch screen 211 can be as the adjacency section with the inboard adjacency of housing 2101 being set at the touch screen (standalone feature zone) that each limit has standalone feature respectively.In addition, controll block 203 comprises touch screen function zone and uses detection unit 204, is used to distinguish in the use in the zone with described touch screen function with in the use in addition zone.
In addition, touch screen 211 is not limited to be superimposed upon on the display monitor 210, as long as Presentation Function and operating function are melted into a whole.In addition, as shown in figure 17, also can use have trace ball, the operating board 2102 of key switch, slide resistor, light-operated hard button (all not shown) of taking turns and so on.
What Figure 18 represented is the summary of the display frame of display monitor 210, and it has: ultrasonic diagnosis picture 3100; The housing of display monitor 210 (hereinafter referred to as " display monitor housing ") 2101; The zone 320 (comprising following 320a, the right 320b, top 320c, left side 320d) of in touch screen 211, on direction up and down, using as touch pad along four limits of housing 2101; Be configured in and be used to carry out the soft-key button 312 that menu (Caliper for example shown in Figure 19, Color, Doppler, CINE, 2D-Live) is selected on the touch screen 211; Function is distributed and the soft-key button 313 of function demonstration (313a, right-hand 313b, the 313c of top, the 313d of left, the 313e at center that comprise the below) with carrying out the touch screen zone 320 that disposes along display monitor housing 2101.
Use finger to wait and push the operator scheme (being described below) that the diagnostic ultrasound equipment of soft-key button 313 is distributed in the back selection, pass through the processing of controll block 203 thus, on soft-key button 313, demonstrate the function of touchpad that distributes corresponding to each pattern, and demonstrate and the corresponding ultrasonic diagnosis picture 3100 of each pattern.Be shaped as frame on the soft-key button 313 and disposed soft-key button 313a, 313b, 313c, 313d, demonstrate respectively and each limit 320a, 320b, the corresponding action name of 320c, 320d, have the regional 313e that can show current contents such as MODE name in the central along the touch screen zone 320 of display monitor housing 2101.In addition, the action name that is distributed not only may be displayed on soft-key button 313, also can directly be presented in the touch screen zone 320.Push soft-key button 313a, 313b, 313c, 313d respectively, will demonstrate the function that under each pattern, can change successively, can change function thus.In addition, by the soft-key button 313e at the center of pushing, the soft-key button 313a on all each limits can be changed to the combination of login in advance or by the combination of user login etc. simultaneously to 313d.In addition, the position relation of soft-key button 312,313 and ultrasonic diagnosis picture 3100 or the shape of soft-key button 312,313 or the shape of arrangement mode and display monitor 210 are not limited to content shown in Figure 180, as long as can realize same content, also can be different from Figure 18.
Utilize the diagnostic ultrasound equipment of this 4th embodiment of the present invention, along display monitor housing 2101 touch screen zone 320 of direction up and down is set, can make operator's input speed and input position be convenient to regulate, thereby realize multiple operational approach intuitively.In addition, by the soft-key button 313 of the function selecting can carry out touch screen zone 320 is set, can be once or change the function of distributing on the touch screen zone 320 individually, and then, by demonstrating current function of distributing on the touch screen zone 320, can prevent operator's maloperation.In addition, configuration can be carried out the soft-key button 312 that pattern is switched on same picture, the displacement of pointing in the time of can reducing the pattern handover operation, the whole operability of raising diagnostic ultrasound equipment.
Then, the instantiation of the diagnostic ultrasound equipment of the 4th embodiment of the present invention shown in Figure 19.Figure 19 represents the picture of CINE reproduction mode, wherein the image sequence that stores in the ultrasonic diagnosis image is reproduced as the image in the diagnostic procedure.Pattern (CINE) current in the soft-key button 312 is selected, also demonstrates current MODE name (CI) on the soft-key button 313e at the center of soft-key button 313.Demonstrate in the ultrasonic diagnosis picture 3100: ultrasonography 330; The CINE of the entire image sequence length that expression is preserved reproduces bar 331; Expression CINE reproduces the pointer 332 of the current display position in the bar 331; With rule 333 etc.Along having distributed soft- key button 313a, 313b, the last shown function of 313c, 313d (TIME, Contrast, unallocated, Zoom) respectively on touch screen zone 320a, the 320b of display monitor housing 2101 configuration, 320c, the 320d.
For example, under situation, get final product to point to wait to push or go up rolling at touch screen zone 320a with the corresponding bottom of soft-key button 313a that is shown as " TIME " along left and right directions according to temporal front and back sequentially-fed and sequence of display images.At this moment, can enumerate the example of such implementation method, that is: the length setting with the left and right directions of touch screen zone 320a is the length (the N width of cloth) of entire image sequence.As shown in figure 20, suppose that be that the length of B, touch screen zone 320a be A and the left end that reproduces bar 331 with CINE as the position of the pointer 332 of initial point is that the length that b, CINE reproduce bar 331 is a with the left end of touch screen zone 320a as the pressing position of initial point, so, determine the position b of pointer 332 according to the mode of a: b=A: B, with N * (B/A) width of cloth image setting is current display image.And then, detect the speed or the acceleration of rolling, it is directly reflected in the speed or acceleration that image carries.According to above-mentioned standard, the operator can control pictorial display intuitively.
In addition, as other implementation method, the speed that also can utilize touch screen zone 320a to come represent images to carry.As shown in figure 21, suppose touch screen zone 320a central representation speed 0, about expression speed positive and negative, with the size of the distance expression relative velocity at center, thus, the operator can utilize the position of pushing and the control figure picture speed of carrying continuously and stably.In addition, above-mentioned processing is implemented via controll block 203 all.
Like this too under the situation that waits the touch screen zone 320d that depicts the left side along the vertical direction with finger, in this case, distributed " Zoom " function on the corresponding soft-key button 313d, therefore, via the action interlock of controll block 203 and finger etc., can amplify continuously and dwindle rule 333 and ultrasonography 330.
Similarly, under situation about waiting with finger on the touch screen zone 320b that depicts the right along the vertical direction, be assigned with " Contrast " function on the corresponding soft-key button 313b, can have changed the contrast of display monitor 210.Can be set in contrast under the situation of successive value to adopt said method to set, and be under the situation of centrifugal pump in contrast, then can utilize controll block 203 touch screen zone 320b to be cut apart virtually equably, set each value according to pressing position with the quantity of desirable value.
In addition, corresponding soft-key button 313c goes up on the touch screen zone 320c of top of no function demonstration and is not assigned with function, in this case, is invalid to the operation of touch screen zone 320c.
Figure 22, Figure 23 are illustrated in the example of having used present embodiment in other major functions of diagnostic ultrasound equipment.Figure 22 represents the picture of doppler mode that blood flowing speed of position shown in the sampling quantity in the image (SV:sample volume) etc. is measured.Pattern (Doppler) current in the soft-key button 312 is selected, also demonstrates current MODE name (D) on the soft-key button 313e at the center of soft-key button 313.Except showing ultrasonography 330, also demonstrate sampling quantity 340 in the left side picture of ultrasonic diagnosis image 3100, demonstrate the intensity 341 (longitudinal axis) of blood flow in the picture of right side along time shaft (transverse axis).Along having distributed soft-key button 313a, 313b, the last shown function of 313c, 313d (SV (Hol.), Volume, Scale (D, SV (Ver.)) respectively on touch screen zone 320a, the 320b of display monitor housing 2101 configuration, 320c, the 320d.For example, if depict the following touch screen zone 320a or the touch screen zone 320d on the left side along left and right directions or above-below direction respectively with finger etc., owing to distributed " SV (Horizontal) ", " SV (Vertical) " respectively on corresponding soft-key button 313a, the 313d, therefore, can be according to the processing procedure identical with Figure 19, the position of mobile continuously sampling quantity 340 in the horizontal direction or on the vertical direction.
Figure 23 represents to observe with different colours the picture of the color mode of the direction of flow of blood in the ROI (Region of Interest) 350.Pattern (Color) current in the soft-key button 312 is selected, also demonstrates current MODE name (C) on the soft-key button 313e.Except demonstrating ultrasonography 330, also demonstrate ROI350 in the ultrasonic diagnosis picture 3100.Last soft- key button 313a, 313b, the last shown function of 313c, the 313d (ROI (Hol., ROIsizeV, ROIsizeH, ROI (Ver.)) of having been distributed respectively of touch screen zone 320a, 320b, 320c, 320d along 2101 configurations of display monitor housing.
For example, if depict on the touch screen zone 320d on the following touch screen zone 320a or the left side along left and right directions or above-below direction respectively with finger etc., then " ROI (Horizontal) ", " ROI (Vertical) " have been distributed respectively because soft- key button 313a, 313d are last accordingly, therefore, can be according to the processing procedure identical with the situation of Figure 19, the position of mobile ROI350 continuously in the horizontal direction or on the vertical direction.In addition, if wait respectively along the vertical direction or left and right directions is depicted the touch screen zone 320b on the right or the touch screen zone 320c of top with finger, then " ROI Size Vertical ", " ROI Size Horizontal " have been distributed respectively because soft- key button 313b, 313c are last accordingly, therefore, can on level or vertical direction, change the size of ROI350 continuously.In addition, also can be when changing ROI350 big or small continuously wait and push 2 points of touch screen zone 320 and change relative distance between 2, with its size as ROI350 with finger.
Utilize the diagnostic ultrasound equipment of this 4th embodiment of the present invention, using when the touch screen zone 320 of monitor frame 2101 configurations is imported, detect the relative position or the absolute position of the point that is pressed or when rolling, detect translational speed or acceleration and mobile relative quantity and absolute magnitude, thus, just can easily change the value of quantizing or getting the parameter of successive value.
In addition, each functional device of using in the explanation of the respective embodiments described above is typically the employing integrated circuit, and promptly LSI realizes.They also can make a chip respectively separately, perhaps with wherein part or all makes a chip.Here, though adopted LSI,, also can be called IC, system LSI, ultra-large LSI, imperial scale LSI according to the difference of integrated level.In addition, the method for circuit integration also is not limited to LSI, also can realize by special circuit or general processor.Also can use the FPGA that can after producing LSI, programme (Field Programmable Gate Array: field programmable gate array) maybe can or set the reconfigurable processor that is provided with again to the connection of the circuit unit of LSI inside.And then, along with the progress of semiconductor technology or other derive from the generation of technology, if replace the integrated circuit technique of LSI, can certainly use these technology to realize the integrated of functional devices.
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The present invention has following effect, that is: can be by pulling operation change in the situation of the demonstration content of ultrasonic tomogram image shown on the display unit with touch-screen, can prevent from staying fingerprint or scar and the display of making dirty in the display part of ultrasonic tomogram image, and then make the ultrasonic tomogram image high-visible, can be applied to diagnostic ultrasound equipment etc.
In addition, diagnostic ultrasound equipment of the present invention has following effect, that is: can will use as touch pad along the part of monitor frame among the touch screen zone that be superimposed upon on the monitor, this part is imported along the monitor frame with finger or instrument, can make input speed and input position be convenient to control thereby have, the effect that realization is imported by multiple intuitively method of operating, and the diagnostic ultrasound equipment that can change image parameter as the user etc. is very useful.

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1. diagnostic ultrasound equipment has:
Ultrasonic signal sends acceptance division, sends and received ultrasonic signal via ultrasound probe;
Image processing part, the ultrasonic signal that described ultrasonic signal transmission acceptance division is received is transformed to ultrasonography;
Display device, in first viewing area, show the ultrasonography that obtains by described image processing part conversion, in second viewing area, show the action button of the displaying contents be used for changing the ultrasonography that described first viewing area shows, and on described second viewing area, have touch screen at least; And
Indicative control unit, the action button that in described second viewing area, shows be touched and on the described touch screen by under the situation about pulling, the rule of setting separately based on described action button changes the displaying contents of the ultrasonography that shows in described first viewing area.
2. diagnostic ultrasound equipment has:
Ultrasonic signal sends acceptance division, is used for sending and received ultrasonic signal via ultrasound probe;
Image processing part, the ultrasonic signal that described ultrasonic signal transmission acceptance division is received is transformed to ultrasonography;
Display device, in first viewing area, show the ultrasonography that obtains by described image processing part conversion, and in second viewing area, show: be used for indicating the ultrasonography that described first viewing area shows the displaying contents change icon and be used for changing the district that pulls of its change direction by drag operation, and on described second viewing area, have touch screen at least; And
Indicative control unit, pull under the situation about pulling in the district described thereby under the situation that described icon is touched, this icon is shown to the described district that pulls, change the ultrasonography that shows in described first viewing area according to the changed content indication and the described direction that pulls that pulls the district of described icon.
3. diagnostic ultrasound equipment as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that,
With described pull in the district as pull the starting position, with the described touch screen that pulls outside distinguishing on as pulling under the situation that end position pulled, described indicative control unit still makes drag operation effective.
4. as each described diagnostic ultrasound equipment in the claim 1 to 3, it is characterized in that,
Described indicative control unit under the situation that other action buttons are touched, makes the touch operation of described other action buttons invalid beginning the process that described touch screen pulls from described action button or the described position that pulls in the district.
5. diagnostic ultrasound equipment as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that,
Described indicative control unit becomes effectively the described touch operation that has been changed to invalid described other action buttons under the situation that the described drag operation in the invalid back of the touch operation that makes described other action buttons finishes.
6. as each described diagnostic ultrasound equipment in the claim 2,3,5, it is characterized in that,
Described indicative control unit from described pull begin in the district to pull after, under the situation that continues to stop to pull at the described edge that pulls the district, continue moving cursor.
7. as each described diagnostic ultrasound equipment in the claim 2,3,5, it is characterized in that,
Described indicative control unit utilization is depicted the described drag operation that pulls in the district with finger moves cursor.
8. as each described diagnostic ultrasound equipment in the claim 1,2,3,5, it is characterized in that,
Under the situation about being touched in described first viewing area, described indicative control unit shows in described display frame and does not allow to touch the alert message of described first viewing area or make the flicker of described second viewing area or produce brightness flop, and the operator is given a warning.
9. as each described diagnostic ultrasound equipment in the claim 1,2,3,5, it is characterized in that,
Also have arithmetic element, be used for calculating the distance of the described ultrasonography between the Origin And Destination of the cursor of mouse that described drag operation process moves;
Described indicative control unit arrives described first or second viewing area with the distance display of the described ultrasonography of described arithmetic element computing.
10. as each described diagnostic ultrasound equipment in the claim 2,3,5, it is characterized in that described indicative control unit is distinguished finger-image and the described icon that demonstrates as the drag operation guide described pulling.
11. diagnostic ultrasound equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that,
Described display device has outer frame at the display frame peripheral part;
Described second viewing area has the standalone feature zone, can be at setting each limit function independently respectively with the adjacent part of the inboard adjacency of described outer frame.
12. diagnostic ultrasound equipment as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that,
Described indicative control unit is a control part, and this control part can detect the coordinate position of operator's indication point on the described touch screen in the described standalone feature zone, the translational speed or the acceleration of indication point, and output signal.
13. as claim 11 or 12 described diagnostic ultrasound equipments, it is characterized in that,
Described indicative control unit is to change the parameter control portion that represents with successive value, centrifugal pump or binary value by the operation in described standalone feature zone.
14. diagnostic ultrasound equipment as claimed in claim 13 is characterized in that,
Described indicative control unit is a control part, absolute amount of movement or the relative quantity of the described indication point that this control part can detect described standalone feature zone during with respect to the relative position of the length of described outer frame or absolute position or mobile indication point.
15. diagnostic ultrasound equipment as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that,
Described control part can change the function of distributing to described standalone feature zone respectively individually or uniformly at each limit of described outer frame part.
16. diagnostic ultrasound equipment as claimed in claim 15 is characterized in that,
Can demonstrate following information respectively in described standalone feature zone, this information is the information of distributing to respectively with the function in the described standalone feature zone of each limit adjacency of described outer frame part.
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